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states at every level and frankly they're not above using spiritual and political blackmail to do it. >> reporter: in washington, d.c., where they could approve a same-sex marriage bill next week. they say it would force them to end programs helping the needy. because the law would require groups like catholic charities to provide full employee benefits to same-sex couple, the something the church refuses to do. >> church leaders say they are morally obligated to take strong stands on issues. >> we have a right and a duty to bring spiritual visions and values into these discussions. >> reporter: discussion over heated issues that divide a prominent congressman and his church and americans of all faiths. ron allen, nbc news, new york. >>> america has lost another recipient of the medal of honor. alejandro ruiz has died. son of mexican immigrants, he fought in okinawa, walking through fire and grenades to take out a pill box and single handedly kill 12 enemy soldiers. argument is, president truman awarded him with the medal of honor. he stayed in the army for 16 more years and fought a
states at every level and frankly they're not above using spiritual and political blackmail to do it. >> reporter: in washington, d.c., where they could approve a same-sex marriage bill next week. they say it would force them to end programs helping the needy. because the law would require groups like catholic charities to provide full employee benefits to same-sex couple, the something the church refuses to do. >> church leaders say they are morally obligated to take strong stands...
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. >> he was proud to represent his family, the state of utah and the united states of america. >> reporter: local residents showed support outside ft. hood, doctors said many soldiers wounded in the shootings thursday have gone home and almost all are out of intensive care now. but some will face life-long challenges. >> there's a possibility that some of these patients will be physically impaired for the rest of their life and there's no doubt that many of them will be psychologically impaired for the rest of their lives. >> reporter: investigators piecing together the crime seen say they have no reason to believe the alleged gunman, army major nidal malik hasan had any accomplices. >> all evidence at this point indicates the suspect allegedly acted alone. a in the actual shootings. >> reporter: investigators say they have no evidence that friendly fire from soldiers or police hit any of the victims. hasan is being treated away from ft. hood. >> the suspect major hasan remains hospitalized in san antonio. we understand he remains in icu as no longer on a ventilator. >> reporter: hasan's u
. >> he was proud to represent his family, the state of utah and the united states of america. >> reporter: local residents showed support outside ft. hood, doctors said many soldiers wounded in the shootings thursday have gone home and almost all are out of intensive care now. but some will face life-long challenges. >> there's a possibility that some of these patients will be physically impaired for the rest of their life and there's no doubt that many of them will be...
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states. of course, when you try to log on, there's a two hour delay. and then they send your email to the wrong location. but it doesn't matter. and finally, exit polling shows the turnout among democratic voters in last week's elections was exceptionally low. in fact, the hottest topic in political circles is whether the democrats have lost the ability to get their supporters to show up on election day. >> questlove: wait a minute, jimmy. did you just say "hottest topic"? >> jimmy: yeah, i said "hottest topic," yeah. i was going to make a joke about it, but the chance of political shakeup in 2010. but this news doesn't need a joke. i think it needs to be slow-jammed. hit me over the head with it! ♪ oh, yeah [ cheers and applause ] ♪ hey, i'm jimmy james i want to turn you out to vote ♪ ♪ some of the people over the land are saying the democrats can no longer do ♪ ♪ the democrats really have a lot to fear 'cause they can't run obama every year ♪ ♪ you see, as one slowly spread
states. of course, when you try to log on, there's a two hour delay. and then they send your email to the wrong location. but it doesn't matter. and finally, exit polling shows the turnout among democratic voters in last week's elections was exceptionally low. in fact, the hottest topic in political circles is whether the democrats have lost the ability to get their supporters to show up on election day. >> questlove: wait a minute, jimmy. did you just say "hottest topic"?...
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a new study is estimating about 40% of all the food produced in the united states is thrown out, thrown away. 40% of it. and yet a survey from the u.s. department of agriculture reports 1 in 6 americans say they don't have enough to eat. nbc's mara schiavocampo spent time with one middle-class family that could be called the new face of hunger. >> reporter: for so many people these days grocery shopping is a reminder of what they cannot afford. >> my name is susan. i was purchasing in purchasing. and i was laid off. >> how much do you generally spend when you come to the grocery store? >> it depends on how much i have. i spend 150, i would say, a month. that's what i was spending a week. >> reporter: to stretch her unemployment checks she uses coupons on sale items and often buys discounted produce. >> these are damaged. they might be -- have parts on them. >> reporter: it's the best she can do to feed her three kids, fiance, and his daughter. >> do you have breakfast every day? >> no. >> sometimes no. >> maybe five days out of the week they don't eat breakfast. prior to this they were
a new study is estimating about 40% of all the food produced in the united states is thrown out, thrown away. 40% of it. and yet a survey from the u.s. department of agriculture reports 1 in 6 americans say they don't have enough to eat. nbc's mara schiavocampo spent time with one middle-class family that could be called the new face of hunger. >> reporter: for so many people these days grocery shopping is a reminder of what they cannot afford. >> my name is susan. i was purchasing...
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>> it doesn't provide anything of strategic value to the united states. central government there is not -- having a central government in afghanistan is not going to feed al qaeda or stabilize pakistan which should be our two goals. >> you spent a lot of time in afghanistan on the ground. your resignation sent shock waves right up to the white house. you resigned in a very public manner. your letter read by readers of the "washington post." why did you choose to go about it this way and not to continue to work within the administration to affect change? >> i hit a point in my conscience where i felt it was senseless what was happening. our troops were fighting against people who were fighting us because we're occupying them. and like i said earlier, what we're doing there doesn't obtain any strategic values or goals for the united states. >> you jump right in on me because i'm paraphrasing and don't want to put words in your mouth, but suffice it to say that you think the u.s. is still fighting in afghanistan and looking at the situation there through the
>> it doesn't provide anything of strategic value to the united states. central government there is not -- having a central government in afghanistan is not going to feed al qaeda or stabilize pakistan which should be our two goals. >> you spent a lot of time in afghanistan on the ground. your resignation sent shock waves right up to the white house. you resigned in a very public manner. your letter read by readers of the "washington post." why did you choose to go about...
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the guidelines, developed by some of the highly regarded independence institutions in the united states, are meeting with strong resistance. >> i want to know as soon as possible if they have a cancer. if i'm only going to get a mammogram every two years and i have missed something for every two years, the impact on that patient is immeasurable. >> reporter: the researchers stress that finding tumors early does not always translate into saving lives and this vast body of evidence speaks for itself. >> women need to understand that there is a small additional benefit from starting screening at age 40 to 49, compared with starting later. but there also are a set of couple la lating harms. >> reporter: the big problem is between between the ages of 40 and 49 could have denser breasts, which could mean screenings more unreliable. that could mean more false positives, higher tests and higher costs and more pain for the patient. one of the most high-powered organizations which disagrees with the american cancer society, which still recommends the routine annual screening. >> the reason we mak
the guidelines, developed by some of the highly regarded independence institutions in the united states, are meeting with strong resistance. >> i want to know as soon as possible if they have a cancer. if i'm only going to get a mammogram every two years and i have missed something for every two years, the impact on that patient is immeasurable. >> reporter: the researchers stress that finding tumors early does not always translate into saving lives and this vast body of evidence...
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the united states is unique in the history of great philanthropists. we've certainly learned from many of those. made them so impactful? and now there's a new generation of givers that are really amazing and we try to learn from them as well. so many people have a cell phone so you can send a reminder message to a mom to bring her baby in. the vaccines are here, available tomorrow. come into this rural health clinic and get it. that's one example. another is farmers who got their crops ready and want to know the price at the various markets. which road do i take? you can send them the price information, having information on your cell phone is very, very powerful for people in the developing world. >> let me ask you both about philanthropy and the influences on you. i mean, your identity now is about philanthropy so what has influenced you in this regard and how do you want to be influential not just to the government but to individuals as they think about giving back? >> well, a huge influence on us has been warren buffett. he had always committed tha
the united states is unique in the history of great philanthropists. we've certainly learned from many of those. made them so impactful? and now there's a new generation of givers that are really amazing and we try to learn from them as well. so many people have a cell phone so you can send a reminder message to a mom to bring her baby in. the vaccines are here, available tomorrow. come into this rural health clinic and get it. that's one example. another is farmers who got their crops ready...
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embassy to celebrate 30 years of the seizure and to vent their hatred toward the united states and israel. but in an ironic twist, the opposition movement are also planning anti-government rallies across the city. defeated presidential candidate karubi joined the crowd, but according to reports he fell to the ground after being overcome by tear gas. witnesses say his supporters carried him to his car, which plainclothes militia attacked as it drove away. the opposition has so far refused to back down. on a day when anti-american sentiment runs high, the opposition was looking for support from president obama. >> obama! obama! >> reporter: chanting "obama, obama, either you're with them or you're with us." opposition has also vowed to convert all future holidays into opportunities for political protests. ali aruzi, nbc news, tehran. >>> when "nightly news" continues on this wednesday evening, great sadness and unanswered questions after three college softball players are found dead. >>> and later, tom brokaw continues his journey along u.s. highway 50 and finds a place including new wood-g
embassy to celebrate 30 years of the seizure and to vent their hatred toward the united states and israel. but in an ironic twist, the opposition movement are also planning anti-government rallies across the city. defeated presidential candidate karubi joined the crowd, but according to reports he fell to the ground after being overcome by tear gas. witnesses say his supporters carried him to his car, which plainclothes militia attacked as it drove away. the opposition has so far refused to...
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. >> the united states looks to strengthen old alliances and build new partnerships with the nations of this region. >> he met with japan's royal family and reached out to top japanese business leaders, promising a new era of cooperation. after a stop in china, he's heading to south korea. where demonstrators are already protesting against the president and the u.s. war in afghanistan. before heading to china, the president promised to work with that new economic superpower, not try to contain it. in washington, i'm brian mooar, wbal-tv 11 news. >> and this continuing coverage of president obama's asian tour on our website. there you can find a slide show of the president's arrival and his speech in tokyo. it's on our website, wbaltv.com. click on politics. >> the maryland g.o.p. has a new leader after their convention in bowie yesterday. republicans elected audrey scott. the 73-year-old was a cabinet secretary in the ehrlich administration and former member of the prince george's county council. she promised delegates to bring a new vigor and excitement to the party. she will need t
. >> the united states looks to strengthen old alliances and build new partnerships with the nations of this region. >> he met with japan's royal family and reached out to top japanese business leaders, promising a new era of cooperation. after a stop in china, he's heading to south korea. where demonstrators are already protesting against the president and the u.s. war in afghanistan. before heading to china, the president promised to work with that new economic superpower, not try...
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buffett called it, quote, an all-in wager on the economic future of the united states. >>> on wall street, a mixed finish today with the s&p and nasdaq slightly higher. the dow lost a bit, down 17 1/2. >>> they were three young women out for a drive this past sunday night in dickinson, north dakota. college students, teammates on the softball team. some time that night, we're told, they made two frantic calls for help and then nothing, not a sign of them for days. our own john yang has the latest tonight from just outside nearby bismarck, north dakota. john, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. authorities say they have no idea what kind of trouble these young women got into when they called for help. all they know is there hasn't been a trace of them for two days. late sunday night two brief, scratchy panicked cell phone calls for help from three college students to a friend. then the line went dead. >> she got the call. they were talking something about water and there was some hysterical noises in the background. >> reporter: authorities immediately launched a search for ash
buffett called it, quote, an all-in wager on the economic future of the united states. >>> on wall street, a mixed finish today with the s&p and nasdaq slightly higher. the dow lost a bit, down 17 1/2. >>> they were three young women out for a drive this past sunday night in dickinson, north dakota. college students, teammates on the softball team. some time that night, we're told, they made two frantic calls for help and then nothing, not a sign of them for days. our own...
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the united states is unique in the history of great philanthropists. we've certainly learned from many of those. warren is our great adviser now, but we looked back and saw even carnegie, rockefeller, the early givers, what did they do that made them so impactful? and now there's a new generation of givers that are really amazing and we try to learn from them as well. >> do you believe in capitalism now the way you always have? >> absolutely. capitalism is a phenomenal system. the innovation that brought the number of children from 20 million down to 9 million and down to 5 million, most of that is fantastic system which the u.s. is the best example of where you have reasonable role for government. great universities. but the private sector, responding to price signals, doing innovations, hiring the best scientists and then taking some of that, through government giving, foundation and corporations thinking about their broader values, that comes together in a way that allows us to help the entire world, the u.s. and it's great to see how well it works.
the united states is unique in the history of great philanthropists. we've certainly learned from many of those. warren is our great adviser now, but we looked back and saw even carnegie, rockefeller, the early givers, what did they do that made them so impactful? and now there's a new generation of givers that are really amazing and we try to learn from them as well. >> do you believe in capitalism now the way you always have? >> absolutely. capitalism is a phenomenal system. the...
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>> well, this is a stark moment for the united states senate. we haven't had major health care reform for many, many years. i think we'll have the 60 votes this evening to proceed. as has been said, this is the start of the debate, not the end of the debate. it's critically important we get the cost of health care down and provide affordable options for all americans. this is a consumer bill. it helps consumers keep their insurance and protect themselves against arbitrary practices of private insurance companies. >> senator, if you get 60 votes, is it a slam dunk for 60 votes of the passage of the actual bill? >> not at pulp there will be an amendment process, an open process. it's too early to predict what happens at the end of the day, but i am optimistic at the end of the year the united states will have health care reform. >> senator gregg, it looks like no republicans will vote for this. why not? it's just a vote right now to open debate, not a vote on health care. or do you see it as such? >> no. this is shooting with real bullets. up unti
>> well, this is a stark moment for the united states senate. we haven't had major health care reform for many, many years. i think we'll have the 60 votes this evening to proceed. as has been said, this is the start of the debate, not the end of the debate. it's critically important we get the cost of health care down and provide affordable options for all americans. this is a consumer bill. it helps consumers keep their insurance and protect themselves against arbitrary practices of...
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states took office. >> reporter: tonight as the president returned from a week-long visit to asia, the white house reacted and expressed confidence in geithner. and, brian, all of this conflict comes just as congress is debating this week, making big changes to financial regulation, intended to prevent the kind of industry collapse we saw last year. brian? >> kelly o'donnell on the hill tonight starting us off. kelly, thanks. >>> now to the other prong of anger over this economy. to the west coast we go, where in los angeles today thousands of students protested plans for a huge increase in the cost of an education in the university of california system. our own george lewis is on the campus of ucla tonight. joe george, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. it's been a day of noisy but generally peaceful protests as students watched the regents approve a 32% hike in student fees. the regents said it was unfortunate but a necessary move as california is faced with spiraling budget deficits and spiraling education costs. >> i say student, you say power. >> student! >> power! >>
states took office. >> reporter: tonight as the president returned from a week-long visit to asia, the white house reacted and expressed confidence in geithner. and, brian, all of this conflict comes just as congress is debating this week, making big changes to financial regulation, intended to prevent the kind of industry collapse we saw last year. brian? >> kelly o'donnell on the hill tonight starting us off. kelly, thanks. >>> now to the other prong of anger over this...
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there are three regional high-speed rail systems being planned in the united states. i'd like to see an infrastructure bank developed with some of the remaining t.a.r.p. money that could lend to communities to move those plans forward quicker. transportation has a billion -- it has 40,000 jobs for a billion dollars spent. so it's a good investment of funds right now. we have to be concerned with jobs. i mean, i cannot tell you what it's like when college graduates come and say, look, i've sent out 40 resumes. i've been turned down 40 times. i've got a degree. i'm a 4.0 student. what do i do? let alone the person that has worked in a machine shop who is laid off. it is a real problem in our country. i think for many of us, we've got to look out there and look for american products candidly and buy american products. i think we have to understand that other countries obviously want to import into our country -- export into our country, but i think we have to begin to sort of star our own products and say, mr. and mrs. america, by some. >> back to secretary geithner, do
there are three regional high-speed rail systems being planned in the united states. i'd like to see an infrastructure bank developed with some of the remaining t.a.r.p. money that could lend to communities to move those plans forward quicker. transportation has a billion -- it has 40,000 jobs for a billion dollars spent. so it's a good investment of funds right now. we have to be concerned with jobs. i mean, i cannot tell you what it's like when college graduates come and say, look, i've sent...
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. >> the human space flight program that united states is currently pursuing is one that is on an unsustainable trajectory. >> reporter: the president has jed yet to decide whether to ask congress for more money and continue with the ares i on a return lunar mission, but for many space enthusiasts finding water has only whet the appetite for a return trip to the moon. for "today," tom costello, nbc news, washington. >>> it's 12 minutes past the hour. time for a check of the headlines now. >> for that we'll go to cnbc's melissa francis at the news desk. good morning. >> good morning, amy. good morning, lester. good morning, everyone. >>> we begin overseas where probe continues a four-nation tour across asia. the president just arrived in singapore today, and nbc's mike viqueira is live at the white house with more. mike, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, melissa. the president is two days into the eight-day trip around the pacific rim and he's calling himself the first pacific president owing to his birth in hawaii and the many years he spent in indonesia with his mother. he kicked off th
. >> the human space flight program that united states is currently pursuing is one that is on an unsustainable trajectory. >> reporter: the president has jed yet to decide whether to ask congress for more money and continue with the ares i on a return lunar mission, but for many space enthusiasts finding water has only whet the appetite for a return trip to the moon. for "today," tom costello, nbc news, washington. >>> it's 12 minutes past the hour. time for a...
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this is someone who was willing to give up his career in the united states, his life in the united states, his family here in the united states, to stay away from the justice system. >> reporter: there is already speculation he may make a break for the border. france is just 40 miles away over the mountains, a tempting route for an accomplished skier. polanski is a french citizen. by law, the government there would not extradite him. he has some powerful support. over the weekend the director's sister-in-law told a french paper president nicolas sarkozy has been involved in the case. >> i wouldn't go so far as to say thanks to the president that roman is freed but he has been super. >> reporter: but running right now may not make sense. the court decision could take weeks followed by a lengthy appeal and this isn't a bad place to wait. >> that was stephanie gosk this morning. >> that story's just going to make more people angry. people who were already angry are going to be angrier. >>> up next, much more on tiger woods' bizarre holiday weekend car crash. what really happened. >>> plus, i
this is someone who was willing to give up his career in the united states, his life in the united states, his family here in the united states, to stay away from the justice system. >> reporter: there is already speculation he may make a break for the border. france is just 40 miles away over the mountains, a tempting route for an accomplished skier. polanski is a french citizen. by law, the government there would not extradite him. he has some powerful support. over the weekend the...
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this case you cited in the united states, resistant to the antiviral drugs. what the cdc is saying, a couple of clusters of, we're watching it, but in no way are we suddenly watching this crazy mutated virus that's sweeping the world. just two pockets we're keeping our eyes on. >> distribution not up to what the cdc would hope, but 54 million doses shipped as of this week. numbers aren't that great yet. >> no, it's been a pokey, slow process for getting this vaccine out. nowhere near the numbers we want. nonetheless, about 10 million new viral -- or vaccine doses available every week. what you really have to do is just keep on the phone lines, go to google, go to the flu.gov and see where there is vaccine near you. here's what people have to remember though. still get your h1n1 when you can, when it comes near you, and then get ready, because the seasonal flu hasn't hit yet. that's going to be later this fall. >> don't forget to get that shot. >> that is available everywhere. >> right now this vaccine is still being directed at those most vulnerable. high-ris
this case you cited in the united states, resistant to the antiviral drugs. what the cdc is saying, a couple of clusters of, we're watching it, but in no way are we suddenly watching this crazy mutated virus that's sweeping the world. just two pockets we're keeping our eyes on. >> distribution not up to what the cdc would hope, but 54 million doses shipped as of this week. numbers aren't that great yet. >> no, it's been a pokey, slow process for getting this vaccine out. nowhere...
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states. does the commission have the power to ban the sale of these cribs? and if soouldou conder doing so, considering that millions of these cribs have been recalled over the past two years? >> well, the commission will write regulations in the next few months, and we will look at this issue about drop sides, but i do not think that drop sides, if it's not going to be certified by the industry, will be a part of cribs in the future. they have been shown to not be reliable. and over time, when the parent raises the side up and down, they're becoming detached from the cribs. so, i think in the future, you will not see cribs with drop sides. >> are you saying, then, that in the future you will ban them? >> well, we're in the process of rulemaking, and we will take a hard look at this, but i think in the future, these drop sides will be banned. >> also, my understanding is that there's no requirement that cribs in general be tested before they are manufactured. should there be requirements? >>
states. does the commission have the power to ban the sale of these cribs? and if soouldou conder doing so, considering that millions of these cribs have been recalled over the past two years? >> well, the commission will write regulations in the next few months, and we will look at this issue about drop sides, but i do not think that drop sides, if it's not going to be certified by the industry, will be a part of cribs in the future. they have been shown to not be reliable. and over...
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face to face with the president of the united states and close enough to shake his hand. >> mr. and mrs. salahi. >> reporter: that's how far michaele and tareq salahi got when they showed up for president obama's first state dinner at the white house tuesday night. >> cheers. >> reporter: nz has learned that secret service investigators interviewed the couple friday about the incident. and in a statement, director mark sullivan said the secret service was deeply concerned and embarrassed. the agency provided new details about the lapse in security. the couple was allowed to pass through the first checkpoint, though their names weren't on the guest list. the uniformed office they're let them pass thought they would be verified at the next check point, but that never happened. once in the white house, the couple posed for photos with washington's elite and posted them on their facebook page, where they say they were honored to have been invited to the event. their attorney, paul gardner, told nbc news, they didn't crash the party, saying, quote, my clients were cleared by the whit
face to face with the president of the united states and close enough to shake his hand. >> mr. and mrs. salahi. >> reporter: that's how far michaele and tareq salahi got when they showed up for president obama's first state dinner at the white house tuesday night. >> cheers. >> reporter: nz has learned that secret service investigators interviewed the couple friday about the incident. and in a statement, director mark sullivan said the secret service was deeply...
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states military veterans and their families, and that's not the end, because who weeks from tomorrow, just before thanksgiving, they will also again be rocking our plaza, because they are, of course, our artists in residence. >> yes, they are. >> you know, they're the first ones. you know, all kinds -- i'm hoping we get artists, you know, other, painters -- >> right. >> so much fun. i'm ann curry with hoda kotb and also amy robach because natalie's on assignment and al's also going to be joining us in a couple minutes. >>> coming up this half hour, we're talking about carrie prejean, the beauty queen who sparked controversy when she spoke out against gay marriage and eventually lost her miss california crown. now she's responding to a new controversy. we'll hear what she has to says. >> an interesting conversation. >>> also, giada de laurentiis is here are w some interesting things, kids that like to cook or kids that just like to eat. that's our producer's baby boy. he'll be helping. >> love his face. >> a look of anticipation because he's going to get some cake. >> ooh! >> all righ
states military veterans and their families, and that's not the end, because who weeks from tomorrow, just before thanksgiving, they will also again be rocking our plaza, because they are, of course, our artists in residence. >> yes, they are. >> you know, they're the first ones. you know, all kinds -- i'm hoping we get artists, you know, other, painters -- >> right. >> so much fun. i'm ann curry with hoda kotb and also amy robach because natalie's on assignment and al's...
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now it falls on the united states senate to take the baton and bring this effort to the finish line on behalf of the american people. and i'm absolutely confident that they will. >> but that confidence may be lacking in the senate, and so are the votes. >> i think we have the 60 votes we need today to bring the vote to the floor. i don't believe we have the 60 votes to pass it. >> i will not allow this bill to come to a final vote. >> one main sticking point? concern over the public option. the senate plan contains an opt-out for states but many senators are against the government plan. >> the public option will destroy private health care. nobody in this health care in the insurance business could compete with a government-sponsored plan for the government rights, benefits, and politicians will never raise the premiums. it will be a death blow to private choice. >> senator graham also says that he believes the house bill is dead on arrival. still, senate aides insist leader reid hopes to get a health care bill done by the end of this year. in washington, nikole killion, wbal-tv 11 new
now it falls on the united states senate to take the baton and bring this effort to the finish line on behalf of the american people. and i'm absolutely confident that they will. >> but that confidence may be lacking in the senate, and so are the votes. >> i think we have the 60 votes we need today to bring the vote to the floor. i don't believe we have the 60 votes to pass it. >> i will not allow this bill to come to a final vote. >> one main sticking point? concern...
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. >> every state in the united states has a population that is overweight and obese. it's, it's an epidemic, it's a nightmare, and if we don't do something now, we're going to have a crash like the stock market in our health. >> we're gonna give you today a way-- not just for you, but every family at home-- to be able to turn this thing around so, guys, give a really big, warm welcome to brent jr. and payton! [applause] [♪...] what's up? you don't want to be here? you know what we're talking about, we're talking about food, right? i'm gonna take a break. when we come back, i'ma bet you something. you like spinach? >> no. [laughter] >> [mouthing words] you like... you like green lettuce? >> brent jr.: [softly] yeah. >> yeah? do you like... how about, do you like beets? >> i don't know what that is. >> that's a, that's a weird vegetable that your mom probably never gave you because she didn't think you would eat it, o.k., right? when we come back, what if i told you, right now, i bet you... i'm gonna give you some spinach, some beets... you're gonna drink it and be sh
. >> every state in the united states has a population that is overweight and obese. it's, it's an epidemic, it's a nightmare, and if we don't do something now, we're going to have a crash like the stock market in our health. >> we're gonna give you today a way-- not just for you, but every family at home-- to be able to turn this thing around so, guys, give a really big, warm welcome to brent jr. and payton! [applause] [♪...] what's up? you don't want to be here? you know what...
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this is a topic we've still contend with, economic collapse in the united states. again, my name is congresswoman michele bachmann, a member of congress from the great state of minnesota, this is my third yea in congress and a privilege to sit on financial services committee and we have been talking about friday and fanny and how they contributed mightily to this collapse but we are literally digging our way out of people suffering, we have millions of people at work and unemployment is at 9.8% and very soon will have more unemployment number south, the president's team has said it expects this will be the new normal. for quite awhile going forward because we're looking at in excess of 10% on a planet. there are real consequences, when you see this level of economic collapse. one thing that a lot on realize in the last of our minds the value of the dollar has dropped 16%, people feel that in some way but it is profoundly hear that. i don't know if there is an economist from arizona state university that run a column has a study of the shows that since this last ye
this is a topic we've still contend with, economic collapse in the united states. again, my name is congresswoman michele bachmann, a member of congress from the great state of minnesota, this is my third yea in congress and a privilege to sit on financial services committee and we have been talking about friday and fanny and how they contributed mightily to this collapse but we are literally digging our way out of people suffering, we have millions of people at work and unemployment is at...
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and the relationship with china in particular is very, very difficult because the united states is coming at it from a position of weakness, because of how much debt the chinese hold, and they are knowing that they're in that position, not really willing to cooperate on issues like iran or north korea or even climate change, and they think that they're in a much different position in the united states. so, the administration will make the argument that they're still trying to change the tone, trying to lay the foundation for some gains that they'll make down the line. it makes it more difficult, though, in terms of winning the perception battle of these trips. >> all right, david. very quickly, who have you got coming up on "meet the press" this sunday? >> well, we're going to be on the health care debate and the war and other big issues like the economy facing the administration, and we'll have a senator showdown. we've got senators feinstein, durbin, hutchison and lieberman on the future of the agenda. >> always like a showdown. thanks very much, david. >> thanks. >> it's 7:13, and now
and the relationship with china in particular is very, very difficult because the united states is coming at it from a position of weakness, because of how much debt the chinese hold, and they are knowing that they're in that position, not really willing to cooperate on issues like iran or north korea or even climate change, and they think that they're in a much different position in the united states. so, the administration will make the argument that they're still trying to change the tone,...
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states army and their families. but it's a great army, a strong army, a resilient army, and we stand with them as they go through this difficult time. >> and we're looking at the bow of the "uss new york"" behind you and i understand that 7 1/2 tons of steel from the world trade center was put in the bow of the ship. why is that an especially significantly part of the ship, both structurally and symbolically? >> well, structurally, lest teshgs bow, or the stem, as we call it, is what will lead this ship for the four decades that it's going to serve the navy. it's the strongest part of the ship as it breaks through the seas around the world carrying this ship on its many different missions that it will perform. but it also ties this ship and ties the crew and the many sailors that will serve on this ship over the years to the city, to the strength of the city to the tenacity of the city, to the courage of the city. and that bond will never be broken. and we're proud to welcome new york into the fleet today. it is a b
states army and their families. but it's a great army, a strong army, a resilient army, and we stand with them as they go through this difficult time. >> and we're looking at the bow of the "uss new york"" behind you and i understand that 7 1/2 tons of steel from the world trade center was put in the bow of the ship. why is that an especially significantly part of the ship, both structurally and symbolically? >> well, structurally, lest teshgs bow, or the stem, as we...
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and i think we've done that in the united states. more importantly, i don't know whether or not i'll be alive to become an >> live, local, latebreaking. this is a wbal-tv 11 news in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. let's get a final check of the morning commute with sarah caldwell. >> we are still dealing with heavy delays around the area. the west side is down to nine miles per hour on the outer loop. that began some greenspring down to edmondson. preston and maryland, closed through the weekend. delays on the southbound j.f.x. from among the beltway to northern parkway. 11 miles per hour on southbound 95 out of white marsh. east down 100 and anne arundel mills, and in anne arundel county, another one. here's a look at drive times. 35 in this is what we a down to on the west side outer loop. not too bad on southbound 95 heading towards the b-2 and howard county. -- towards 32 at howard county. we'll switch to a live view of white marsh where things are looking a little bit better. hopefully town has some good news. >>
and i think we've done that in the united states. more importantly, i don't know whether or not i'll be alive to become an >> live, local, latebreaking. this is a wbal-tv 11 news in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. let's get a final check of the morning commute with sarah caldwell. >> we are still dealing with heavy delays around the area. the west side is down to nine miles per hour on the outer loop. that began some greenspring down to edmondson. preston and...
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from the united states. i think he was something in the medical field, if not a physician but lived for a long time in the west and i asked him. i said doctor, when ambassador laingen told you about the shop's condition and was being admitted only for medical treatment, what was your reaction? he said, i didn't believe it for a minute. so, history matters and it matters sometimes in strange ways. it is than that you have to know all about who were the sistani in's and who were the-- these people but be aware that those ghosts are in the room and they will be affect, they will affect what happens. >> there you go. >> i am really not a specialist. the question is what is the relevance of ahmadinejad's stated believe that the mom is on the threshold of free appearance? i have to beg off of that one. i am not a specialist in shia theology or eschatology. whatever is going to happen but, i don't think i would read this as an apocalyptic statement. i mean, if we have a secretary of the interior a few years ago w
from the united states. i think he was something in the medical field, if not a physician but lived for a long time in the west and i asked him. i said doctor, when ambassador laingen told you about the shop's condition and was being admitted only for medical treatment, what was your reaction? he said, i didn't believe it for a minute. so, history matters and it matters sometimes in strange ways. it is than that you have to know all about who were the sistani in's and who were the-- these...
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>> i think it depends on where i am in the united states. i think the countries are coming more together. i feel pretty comfortable going back and forth. >> who is the most angry with your writing? >> milton friedman fans were pretty angry with "the shock doctrine." the book is pretty tough on milton friedman. i think that there are probably still people who are most annoyed with my books. >> wanted to pick on milton friedman? >> "the shock doctrine" tells an alternative history of the globalized world. it is a pretty fundamentalist version of market economics. pretty much everything should be privatized. we have seen the results on wall street. "the shock doctrine" tells the story of how we got here and milton friedman played a big role in that story. not because his ideas were so or regional, -- so original, but he took that tradition to the masses. he was the one who did the 10 part series on pbs. he had that incredible talent for writing and taking economics to a public audience. he was a political adviser to many governments. the focus
>> i think it depends on where i am in the united states. i think the countries are coming more together. i feel pretty comfortable going back and forth. >> who is the most angry with your writing? >> milton friedman fans were pretty angry with "the shock doctrine." the book is pretty tough on milton friedman. i think that there are probably still people who are most annoyed with my books. >> wanted to pick on milton friedman? >> "the shock...
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it was taped there and then sold and traffic in the united states. it is a legal to hold or attend dogfights in virtually every state. the question is, is this the kind of speech that the first amendment protects or not? a difficult issue, and the court really struggled with it. the couple of the hypothetical they offered, and it tells you something how the court works. justice scalea was asking questions about, well, filming bullfights and spain, couldn't that be the kind of something that would be viewed as cruelty to animals, yet it is a time- honored tradition in spain and there could be artistic value, is that the sort of thing people should have to risk prosecution for? but then justice alito asked a hypothetical about what is -- what if a human sacrifice is legal in some countries and we have a human sacrifice program channel? is that something we prohibit? people laughed but the issue is the same. one of the arguments in the case was obscenity should not be extended, obscenity is not the same level of protection as political speech. it has be
it was taped there and then sold and traffic in the united states. it is a legal to hold or attend dogfights in virtually every state. the question is, is this the kind of speech that the first amendment protects or not? a difficult issue, and the court really struggled with it. the couple of the hypothetical they offered, and it tells you something how the court works. justice scalea was asking questions about, well, filming bullfights and spain, couldn't that be the kind of something that...
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they have the outlet of coming to the united states for any care they need. they have the united states inventing pharmaceuticals that europe and canada will never invent because they don't have the profit system there. without the united states, there will nobody relief for people who have to wait for three years to get a c.a.t. scan. there will nobody relief for people who want a drug that will never be invented because national health care passes. what i said was for the transition, for the tough cases i would rather have one fund that pays these few rare cases rather than wreck the entire system for everyone. i mean everyone on earth. which is what the democrat plan will do. over time, what you do if you don't like the insurance companies, make them compete. you make apple compete with microsoft and suddenly everybody has a computer for $200. you make cell phones compete, suddenly everything is cheap and easily available. somehow prices do not come down and services do not improve when the government is running things. >> larry: al, isn't it the insurance
they have the outlet of coming to the united states for any care they need. they have the united states inventing pharmaceuticals that europe and canada will never invent because they don't have the profit system there. without the united states, there will nobody relief for people who have to wait for three years to get a c.a.t. scan. there will nobody relief for people who want a drug that will never be invented because national health care passes. what i said was for the transition, for the...
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the united states will host the apex summit in hawaii in 2011. the host gets to dictate what guests wear for the summit's official picture. the president says he looks forward to seeing the other leaders decked out in flowered shirts and grass skirts. >>> some guantanamo bay detainees could be transferred to this prison in northern illinois. two obama administration officials tell cnn federal officials will visit the correctional center tomorrow, about 150 miles west of chicago. illinois governor pat quinn described the prison as state of the art and virtually empty. the obama administration promised to close guantanamo by january with 22nd, but it's having trouble meeting that deadline. >> we know now, after many months in office, that there aren't nations out there who are going to take these 200 or so detainees left in guantanamo so the idea of relocating these prisoners in the united states is a reality that the obama administration is confronting. >> a republican lawmaker from chicago is already saying that would invite terrorist attacks on
the united states will host the apex summit in hawaii in 2011. the host gets to dictate what guests wear for the summit's official picture. the president says he looks forward to seeing the other leaders decked out in flowered shirts and grass skirts. >>> some guantanamo bay detainees could be transferred to this prison in northern illinois. two obama administration officials tell cnn federal officials will visit the correctional center tomorrow, about 150 miles west of chicago....
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. >> have you voted in the united states? >> no. because i do not live in the united states. i only travel on my canadian passport. i do not actually have an american passport. if i moved to the u.s. and wanted to, i would vote in the elections. i would activate all of that. >> i have the new forward to your book, "no logo." coming out again in paperback? >> the 10th anniversary edition is coming out with a new foreword. >> all right, i am going to read some of what you wrote. this is what i track in the -- barack obama. >> yes, and this is what i tracked in the -- track in the book. the ambition of the super brands of the 1990's in companies like starbucks and nike and apple. the equated their ideas with this transcendent injury. they ended up making themselves -- this transcendent in the jury -- imagery. the ended up making themselves -- they ended up making themselves very vulnerable to their consumers demanding more of them. when a company like apple uses gondi in an ad -- ghandi in an ad, or anti racism in their market, it is usually because somebody at their advertising
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. >> now that same athlete is living his dreams out on the soccer field right here in the united states. >>> and the husband saving his wife's life, but they say the philadelphia phillies played a major role in her recovery. we'll tell you how that happened, and you'll hear her amazing story. you're watching net impact on >>> here is another tidbit for you. former president dwight eisenhower, gerald ford, and ron at reagan all reached the highest office in our land, but before they were president, they were each standout athletes in college. wow. now this. what a year it's been for this next athlete. his name is bofgio. the chicago fire welcomed the rookie mid-fielder to her roster, and being all to play in front of his own hometown has been. a a dream come true, especially when you consider that his journey began in another country where his memories of death and destruction still remain a big part of him. josh mora has gee or geo's story. >> i spent a lot of time playing with my family, so that's really basically it, that i remember, is just playing around with my cousins, running in
. >> now that same athlete is living his dreams out on the soccer field right here in the united states. >>> and the husband saving his wife's life, but they say the philadelphia phillies played a major role in her recovery. we'll tell you how that happened, and you'll hear her amazing story. you're watching net impact on >>> here is another tidbit for you. former president dwight eisenhower, gerald ford, and ron at reagan all reached the highest office in our land, but...
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have been to congress will then, there was disparity in home ownership in lending in the united states parkway broke down between the ethnic minorities and other american is. >> host: that was redlining. >> guest: the argument was the reason we had the gap is because banks are racially discriminating against hispanics and african-americans. the problem with the very as there is not much evidence to support it. when you look at the data, you find black owned banks had a worse lending record to minority communities it was not on racial grounds. >> host: is that because they did not have sufficient money? >> guest: because unfortunately those committees 10 to have more problems with credit. the federal reserve has done studies that show white americans 21% have bad credits they have defaulted or declared bankruptcy but within african-american and hispanic it is more than twice the level. the problem is you have credit issues but the activist ignore that and they said this is about racism and racial discrimination in. in order to close the gap we will reduce lending standards and force the
have been to congress will then, there was disparity in home ownership in lending in the united states parkway broke down between the ethnic minorities and other american is. >> host: that was redlining. >> guest: the argument was the reason we had the gap is because banks are racially discriminating against hispanics and african-americans. the problem with the very as there is not much evidence to support it. when you look at the data, you find black owned banks had a worse lending...
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states a baseball stadium full of people die every year in the united states because they can't get health care. harry reid's bill does not take effect until 2014. that means more than 200,000 americans will die while the congress waits to do something. how out of touch can a congress the? hauck incompetent and dysfunctional canoy congress beat, a democratic party be when they allowed 200,000 americans to die while they do nothing? when medicare was passed it was put into effect within a year. why did delay? 200,000 deaths on the hands of the congress. i am going to turn to the economic impact and i want to put the health care bills into context of the economy that is what most, the real economy most americans are living through and there have been a number of studies that i think will highlight that. first the census cannot. the census found a widening income gap as the poor and working-class take a big hit on the recession. here is a report on it. recession has hit middle and ports families cardes wyden the income gap between the richest and poorest americans as rippling ravage ho
states a baseball stadium full of people die every year in the united states because they can't get health care. harry reid's bill does not take effect until 2014. that means more than 200,000 americans will die while the congress waits to do something. how out of touch can a congress the? hauck incompetent and dysfunctional canoy congress beat, a democratic party be when they allowed 200,000 americans to die while they do nothing? when medicare was passed it was put into effect within a year....
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we're african-americans in the united states at the right time. mrs. >> we're going to now take as many questions as we can take. i think we probably have about 10 minutes left. we're going to ask our panelists to respond at the end. we'll try to see if we can at least get three more questions in. >> thank you. i'm reverend benson from arlington, virginia. i'm a minister member of the national council of presbytery here in washington, d.c. as we move forward in this effort to talk about advocacy to right the wrong and the inickities that we see, i would like to ask all of us that are assembled here and members of congress that we be cautioned that as we move forward to promote the efforts for advocacy for our people and for other people of color that we do so on a position that supports our president and his administration as opposed to being on the opposite end. drawing on the words from reverend jackson earlier that this is a time when we turn to each other and not against each other. because i feel that sometimes it can be a move to discredit t
we're african-americans in the united states at the right time. mrs. >> we're going to now take as many questions as we can take. i think we probably have about 10 minutes left. we're going to ask our panelists to respond at the end. we'll try to see if we can at least get three more questions in. >> thank you. i'm reverend benson from arlington, virginia. i'm a minister member of the national council of presbytery here in washington, d.c. as we move forward in this effort to talk...
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states our partnership -- united states. partnership will contribute to global efforts to combat climate change. we had a detailed discussion on important regional and global issues. we agreed the partnership was important for addressing the challenges of an increasingly interdependent world that we live in. the global economic crisis has brought home the fact that our prosperity is interlinked. our dialog needs to have been opened and inclusive architecture -- have an open and inclusive of architecture. [unintelligible] the focus of terrorism in our region poses great threat to the entire civilized world and has to be defeated. president obama and i have decided to strengthen our cooperations in the threats of counter-terrorism. welcomes the international interests in nuclear disarmament and non- proliferation. and we have been a consistent advocate of a world free of nuclear weapons. we will work with the united states and other countries at the nuclear security summit, which president obama is hosting next april. in our d
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ambassadors cason was chief of mission at the united states intersection of cuba from september 10th, 2002 until september 10, 2005. ambassadors cason retired from the foreign service in 2008. by videoconference miriam leiva has been a human rights activist and independent journalist since 1995. in 2003, she was one of the founders of the ladies-- a woman organization that advocates for cuban prisoners of conscience. in september 2008 she left the movement to focus on journalism and direct aid to cuban prisoners of conscience and their families. a former cuban diplomat, be laid low was expelled in september 1992 for lack of political confidence and when she refused to divorce her husband and, independent journalist and economist oscar espinosa. after he was accused of being a counterrevolutionary. ms. leiva will testify by videoconference from the united states intersection in havana q but and there is a 42nd delay in the transmission of what she will be saying. ignacio sosa is a board member of friends of bright siskel bata, a nonprofit organization that raises aid for the only non-g
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states, in the united states we have the defense production act. basically what that tells us is that if we need material for the safety and security of this country that we can prior to rise that and i think many countries have that kind of situation and that they need to prior to arise for their country. that's why its own form for us to get to domestic manufacturing capacity in the u.s.. essentially something that we learned and realized during our pandemic planning early on and, in fact, to an earlier when we realized several years ago we down just 21 licensed in the u.s. and i think people worked very hard to get to the point that we are today and now we need to get to the point where we have much more domestic manufacturing capacity. i think in the case of a csl, there are based in australia and have a similar kind of arrangement or requirement within us joined government. remember the southern hemisphere has an opera get a different time and so australia was experiencing a pretty severe outbreak. they decided it needed vaccines a first for i
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with respect to the relationship of the united states and -- between the united states and pakistan's military, i think that there have probably been times in the past in which we were so single-minded lee focused on just military assistance in pakistan that we do not think more broadly about how to encourage and developin e kind of civil the security in pakistan that would affect the lives of the people every day. secretary clinton is doing a good job in trying to move forward -- where she? i thought she was around here somewhere. but anyway, she has done an excellent job in helping to focus our energies on the front as well. obviously, pakistan has an enormously important role in the security of the region by making sure that the extremist organizations that often operate out of its territories are dealt with effectively. and we have seen some progress. the pakistan -- the work that the pakistan military is doing in the swat valley and in south windsor a stand awaziristan indicate that -- in south waziristan indicates that they can have an effect on their security interests -- inter
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eisenhower, of the united states, between nine kids, who wanted to go to school. they had to be accompanied by 1200 soldiers to escort them inside the school. that really became the second largest headline in 1957. the first being sputnik, and then president eisenhower's biggest domestic crisis, that took place here during his presidency. and what i'd like to do is a little bit different. and maybe not, but i want to just read to you a couple of pages in my book. i took something from the prologue and also, took a piece from classifying the groups of kids that i encountered at little rock central high school once i got inside, and then finally, a few pages that will introduce the most horrific night of my life, the night my home was bombed. in my senior year. and according to the local daily, the arkansas gazette,ism the first integrating student in the country to have her home bombed. few people of my age will have more than one good friend from high school. i'm grateful to have at least eight. : in the background and swallowed great risk and suffering. they were
eisenhower, of the united states, between nine kids, who wanted to go to school. they had to be accompanied by 1200 soldiers to escort them inside the school. that really became the second largest headline in 1957. the first being sputnik, and then president eisenhower's biggest domestic crisis, that took place here during his presidency. and what i'd like to do is a little bit different. and maybe not, but i want to just read to you a couple of pages in my book. i took something from the...
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and he's a president of the united states being told by the military, mr. president, we can't defend those outposts and we need more people to do a countersurge insurgency. and i guess it these are correct and they puts 43,000 troops in, imagine the progressiveness, with the troops, if you don't advance health care. i think he'll find 10,000 and train the army because he's politically unsustainable with his base, if he puts in 43,000 troops and prosecutes afghanistan during a water with afghanistan as president, i think he'll have a democrat primary and that we'll have a substantial split mountain democrat party, if that's what he does. and i would argue this -- for our party, and the tensions between our kind of economic votes and our religious conservatives, the fact that the energy in republican party is about spending and deficit, if we're so inept we can't take these people and make them part of a new coalition, they we oughting to nothinged. the -- this are 24% of the people in this country who say they would likely vote for a third party and they're
and he's a president of the united states being told by the military, mr. president, we can't defend those outposts and we need more people to do a countersurge insurgency. and i guess it these are correct and they puts 43,000 troops in, imagine the progressiveness, with the troops, if you don't advance health care. i think he'll find 10,000 and train the army because he's politically unsustainable with his base, if he puts in 43,000 troops and prosecutes afghanistan during a water with...
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i see my colleague is on the floor as well, a welcome addition to the united states senate. a lot of americans listening in my wonder why the united states senate is turning its attention to health care when there is so much economic hurt in our land. madam president and colleagues, the fact of the matter is fixing the economy and fixing american health care are literally two sides of the same coin, and we have got to rein in these costs. we have got to rein in these costs for americans to have more take-home pay, be in a position to pay for essentials and to allow our workers to compete in ferociously challenging markets around the world. it is time to move beyond the town hall brawls of this past summer. for the senate, as i indicated i'm going to try to do to work with senator reid, work with all colleagues to break through and deal with this critical issue. the premier long-term challenge of our times for our economy, madam president, do it in a bipartisan way. i urge my colleagues to vote for the motion to proceed, and i yield the floor. mr. udall: madam president, i se
i see my colleague is on the floor as well, a welcome addition to the united states senate. a lot of americans listening in my wonder why the united states senate is turning its attention to health care when there is so much economic hurt in our land. madam president and colleagues, the fact of the matter is fixing the economy and fixing american health care are literally two sides of the same coin, and we have got to rein in these costs. we have got to rein in these costs for americans to have...
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three big revolutions are happening in the united states today. first, we've got a new demography and that revolution is a racial revolution. when the real majority was in full swing, nine out of ten voters in this country where whites. in 2004, that was 77% of the electorate which is one of the reasons i tell my friend mark shields watch that number, it's declining. and of course it declined even more in 2008 to 74%. partly because we have the first african-american run for president in barack obama. but that number was going to decline any way. why? because by 2042, whites are going to be a minority throughout the united states. by 2042, the census bureau a few years ago estimated 2050. they revamped that estimation out to 2042 and as a parent of a 20-year-old i think about what country she is living in. and i see it's already in the schools that she does do. because in our schools, she is a minority, being white. what's going on? immigration is going on. we have more foreign-born living in the state of california today than there are people in
three big revolutions are happening in the united states today. first, we've got a new demography and that revolution is a racial revolution. when the real majority was in full swing, nine out of ten voters in this country where whites. in 2004, that was 77% of the electorate which is one of the reasons i tell my friend mark shields watch that number, it's declining. and of course it declined even more in 2008 to 74%. partly because we have the first african-american run for president in barack...